RAIN

April showers bring May flowers, or so they say but for the last few years April has been nothing but dry ground. This year was no exception to the rule. We had not seen a measurable amount of rain in several months, that is until last week. All the sudden the bottom has fallen out of the clouds. We have already received 4 inches in the last week and a half. Today it has rained most if not all day. Tomorrow the forecast calls for.....more rain.

HOT, HOT, HOT

Growing up in central Florida you expect warm temperature in July and August, however it is May 11 the day after Mother's day and the temperature reached a 106 degrees. I don't know about you but that's what I call HOT!!!!!!!!!

Ward Talent Show

Last night our ward held a talent show to raise money to send the young women to girl's camp. It was quite the night. We had dancing, singing, piano playing, art work displayed, story telling, and much more. The young women also provided a bake sale. They had awesome nachos!! Mom played the piano, she messed up in a few spots. I did a clogging routine that I choreographed myself, I also messed up a few times but it was still an eventful evening.

Redneck Pool

Most hot, humid, sticky days in Central Florida are spent in one of few places: indoors, the beach or the swimming pool. I spent most of those days indoors watching television or swimming. As a child we would spend time swimming at my uncle and aunt's pool. If we were not allowed to go to their house we would use an old bath tub or a ditch in the cow pasture. A few years ago my uncle and aunt moved away and the house with the pool was sold. Since I still live in Florida and we still get those hot, humid, sticky days I had to come up with an alternative to the swimming pool. Actually, it was my uncle who invented the "redneck pool" after my sister and I complained about not having a pool to swim in. I live on a cattle and citrus ranch, so we have a diesel pump that pumps water to both the grove and the pasture.

Where the spout comes out of the pump my uncle decided to dig out some of the sand that was in the ditch. He continues to dig it out every few weeks so that we can have a place to swim.


One thing about the "redneck pool" it gives us interesting swimming buddies.